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First Look: Universal’s Five Nights at Freddy’s House Readies for Halloween Horror Nights

A yearlong partnership with Jim Henson’s Creature Shop yields full-scale puppets designed for nonstop, repeatable scares.

Overview

  • Media walkthroughs reveal a faithful Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza set with franchise music, ’90s-inspired scents, and Easter eggs from the film.
  • Universal integrated Henson-built creatures with in-house animatronics, including a traveler-track system that lets Freddy advance toward guests.
  • Design choices prioritize performer safety and endurance, opting for puppetry and engineered mechanisms over people-in-suits for extended shifts.
  • Hollywood and Orlando versions were developed to be virtually alike, with puppeteers and scareactors bringing Freddy, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and Yellow Bonnie to life.
  • The house is slated to open September 4 within Halloween Horror Nights, which runs through the fall, with tickets, themed dining at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria, and event merchandise available.